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Author: Jay Kranda Publisher: Jay Kranda ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 228
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Digital is a confusing concept, and many churches struggle to understand it, with most limiting their digital experience to streaming their church services and nothing more. In this book, you’ll learn how to think strategically about digital strategy and how to best integrate digital ideas into your church that align with your ministry’s in-person objectives. The goal is to disciple more people and not just get an online audience. Readers of this book will learn to cut through the hype and discern the most critical, high-level concepts and find practical ideas they can implement in their church. You’ll walk away with a vision and a pathway to take your church’s digital strategy to the next level and beyond just streaming a church service. Table of Contents First This Chapter 1: Think Digitally Chapter 2: Thief and Tower Chapter 3: Understand the Objective Chapter 4: Knowing Your Audiences Chapter 5: Picking Your Approach Chapter 6: Deciding Your Structure Chapter 7: Creating Digital Space (The 4 S’s) Chapter 8: Power of Online Small Groups Chapter 9: Getting More People Engaged in Digital Strategy Chapter 10: Measuring Digital Chapter 11: Streaming Church? Chapter 12: Understanding the Gap Chapter 13: House Churches Connected to Online Chapter 14: Friction Is a Good Thing Chapter 15: The Future Final Thoughts Appendix 1: Next Step Questions Appendix 2: Saddleback Church’s Online Church Model Endorsements “I don’t know anyone else who has had more experience and understanding of the strengths and limitations of a local church digital ministry than Jay Kranda. As the online pastor of Saddleback Church for years, Jay built our digital platform and community from the ground up. Then, during the crazy COVID years, Jay kept improving our online presence when it was our lifeline to our congregation around the world. Now, post-COVID, he keeps figuring out new ways to wisely use digital channels to supplement face-to-face evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship. Jay is truly the authority on this subject—just ask other churches and they’ll tell you. This book is essential to understanding the great capabilities, the inherent weaknesses, and the common mistakes churches make with digital ministry.” Rick Warren, Author, The Purpose Driven Life “The first online pastor I met was Jay. That was before online church even existed for the rest of us. Ten years later and he’s still leading the charge.” Brady Shearer, Creator of Pro Church Tools and Nucleus “Jay Kranda’s experience and insight combined with his love for the church is without compare. This is your go-to guide for the digital future of the church.” Will Mancini, Author, Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth “For anyone grappling with questions about the role of technology in religion, Online Church Is Not the Answer is essential reading. This book is not merely a critique of online church; it is a call to action, a manifesto for reimagining the ways in which we engage with our faith in an increasingly digital world. Kranda’s thoughtful reflections prompt readers to confront their assumptions and embrace a more holistic approach to spiritual growth—one that embraces both the benefits of technology and the irreplaceable value of face-to-face community.” Chris Heaslip, Founder of Pushpay and Entrepreneur
Author: Jay Kranda Publisher: Jay Kranda ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
Digital is a confusing concept, and many churches struggle to understand it, with most limiting their digital experience to streaming their church services and nothing more. In this book, you’ll learn how to think strategically about digital strategy and how to best integrate digital ideas into your church that align with your ministry’s in-person objectives. The goal is to disciple more people and not just get an online audience. Readers of this book will learn to cut through the hype and discern the most critical, high-level concepts and find practical ideas they can implement in their church. You’ll walk away with a vision and a pathway to take your church’s digital strategy to the next level and beyond just streaming a church service. Table of Contents First This Chapter 1: Think Digitally Chapter 2: Thief and Tower Chapter 3: Understand the Objective Chapter 4: Knowing Your Audiences Chapter 5: Picking Your Approach Chapter 6: Deciding Your Structure Chapter 7: Creating Digital Space (The 4 S’s) Chapter 8: Power of Online Small Groups Chapter 9: Getting More People Engaged in Digital Strategy Chapter 10: Measuring Digital Chapter 11: Streaming Church? Chapter 12: Understanding the Gap Chapter 13: House Churches Connected to Online Chapter 14: Friction Is a Good Thing Chapter 15: The Future Final Thoughts Appendix 1: Next Step Questions Appendix 2: Saddleback Church’s Online Church Model Endorsements “I don’t know anyone else who has had more experience and understanding of the strengths and limitations of a local church digital ministry than Jay Kranda. As the online pastor of Saddleback Church for years, Jay built our digital platform and community from the ground up. Then, during the crazy COVID years, Jay kept improving our online presence when it was our lifeline to our congregation around the world. Now, post-COVID, he keeps figuring out new ways to wisely use digital channels to supplement face-to-face evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship. Jay is truly the authority on this subject—just ask other churches and they’ll tell you. This book is essential to understanding the great capabilities, the inherent weaknesses, and the common mistakes churches make with digital ministry.” Rick Warren, Author, The Purpose Driven Life “The first online pastor I met was Jay. That was before online church even existed for the rest of us. Ten years later and he’s still leading the charge.” Brady Shearer, Creator of Pro Church Tools and Nucleus “Jay Kranda’s experience and insight combined with his love for the church is without compare. This is your go-to guide for the digital future of the church.” Will Mancini, Author, Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth “For anyone grappling with questions about the role of technology in religion, Online Church Is Not the Answer is essential reading. This book is not merely a critique of online church; it is a call to action, a manifesto for reimagining the ways in which we engage with our faith in an increasingly digital world. Kranda’s thoughtful reflections prompt readers to confront their assumptions and embrace a more holistic approach to spiritual growth—one that embraces both the benefits of technology and the irreplaceable value of face-to-face community.” Chris Heaslip, Founder of Pushpay and Entrepreneur
Author: Collin Hansen Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433579596 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 149
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"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, even neglecting virtual services. But this was a trend even before COVID-19. Polarizing issues, including political and racial strife, convinced some people to pull away from the church and one another. Now it's time to recommit to gathering as brothers and sisters in Christ. In Rediscover Church, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God's mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God's true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition and 9Marks.
Author: Carey Nieuwhof Publisher: WaterBrook ISBN: 0735291365 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 241
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“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.
Author: Wayne Jacobsen Publisher: Windblown Media ISBN: 1935170015 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 157
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Jake Colsen, an overworked and disillusioned pastor, happens into a stranger who bears an uncanny resemblance (in manner) to the apostle John. A number of encounters with John as well as a family crisis lead Jake to a new understanding of what his life should be like: one filled with faith bolstered by a steady, close relationship with the God of the universe. Facing his own disappointment with Christianity, Jake must forsake the habits that have made his faith rote and rediscover the love that captured his heart when he first believed. Compelling and intensely personal, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anything relates a man's rebirth from performance-based Christianity to a loving friendship with Christ that affects all he does, thinks, and says. As John tells Jake, "There is nothing the Father desires for you more than that you fall squarely in the lap of his love and never move from that place for the rest of your life."
Author: Jonathan Leeman Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM ISBN: 1400207657 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 264
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How can the church move forward in unity amid such political strife and cultural contention? As Christians, we’ve felt pushed to the outskirts of national public life, yet even within our congregations we are divided about how to respond. Some want to strengthen the evangelical voting bloc. Others focus on social justice causes, and still others would abandon the public square altogether. What do we do when brothers and sisters in Christ sit next to each other in the pews but feel divided and angry? Is there a way forward? In How the Nations Rage, political theology scholar and pastor Jonathan Leeman challenges Christians from across the spectrum to hit the restart button by shifting our focus from redeeming the nation to living as a nation already redeemed rejecting the false allure of building heaven on earth while living faithfully as citizens of a heavenly kingdom letting Jesus’ teaching shape our public engagement as we love our neighbors and seek justice When we identify with Christ more than a political party or social grouping, we can return to the church’s unchanging political task: to become the salt and light Jesus calls us to be and offer the hope of his kingdom to the nations.
Author: David Murrow Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM ISBN: 0849949815 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 257
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“Church is boring.” “It’s irrelevant.” “It’s full of hypocrites.” You’ve heard the excuses—now learn the real reasons men and boys are fleeing churches of every kind, all over the world, and what we can do about it. Women comprise more than 60% of the adults in a typical worship service in America. Some overseas congregations report ten women for every man in attendance. Men are less likely to lead, volunteer, and give in the church. They pray less, share their faith less, and read the Bible less. In Why Men Hate Going to Church, David Murrow identifies the barriers keeping many men from going to church, explains why it’s so hard to motivate the men who do attend, and also takes you inside several fast-growing congregations that are winning the hearts of men and boys. In this completely revised, reorganized, and rewritten edition of the classic book, with more than 70 percent new content, explore topics like: The increase and decrease in male church attendance during the past 500 years Why Christian churches are more feminine even though men are often still the leaders The difference between the type of God men and women like to worship The lack of volunteering and ministry opportunities for men The benefits men get from attending church regularly Men need the church but, more importantly, the church needs men. The presence of enthusiastic men is one of the surest predictors of church health, growth, giving, and expansion. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to church—it calls the church back to men.
Author: Thom S. Rainer Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 1496452771 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 127
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A trustworthy and respected guide for pastors and church leadership in the post-quarantine world, providing hope and vision for the future of your congregation. From thousands of surveys of church leaders and in-person consultations, Thom Rainer and his Church Answers team have gathered the essential wisdom you will need to face the challenges and opportunities that the quarantine crisis creates for the local church, including: New and better ways to lead the gathered church A wide-open door for growing the digital church A moment to rethink the facilities New strategies for church growth . . . and much more! This book is, in effect, your personal church consultant, helping you plan and prepare for the future. In the midst of heartbreak, tragedy, and struggle due to Covid-19, here’s hope, wisdom, encouragement and vision. This book is valuable for those looking for local church and pastor resources to enhance church leadership, grow your church, and serve digital and online church communities in the post-quarantine world. As a former pastor and founder of Church Answers, Thom S. Rainer is intimately familiar with the ever-present demands that pastors face. He has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of the local church.
Author: Douglas Estes Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0310314135 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 257
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The meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don’t laugh, and don’t feel alarmed. The real-world church isn’t going anywhere until Jesus returns. But the virtual church is already here, and it’s poised for explosive growth. SimChurch invites you to explore the vision, the concerns, the challenges, and the remarkable possibilities of building Christ’s kingdom online. What is the virtual church, and what different forms might it take? Will it be an extension of a real-world church, or a separate entity? How will it encourage families to worship together? Is it even possible or healthy to “be” the church in the virtual world? If you’re passionate about the church and evangelism, and if you feel both excitement and concern over the new virtual world the internet is creating, then these are just some of the vital issues you and other postmillennial followers of Jesus must grapple with. Rich in both biblical and current insight, combining exploration and critique, SimChurch opens a long-overdue discussion you can’t afford to miss.
Author: Jay Kranda
Author: Jay Kranda
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Author: Collin Hansen
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Author: Douglas Estes